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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the stifling of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the act of suppressing or restraining something, often in a negative context.
Example: "The stifling of creativity in the workplace can lead to a lack of innovation."
Alternatives: "the suppression of" or "the constraining of".
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Bahrainis opposed to Ms. Kardashian's visit to a local mall called The Walk on Saturday — either on religious grounds or as a distraction from the stifling of the protest movement that began in 2011 — were quick to point out the contradictions.
The stifling of entrepreneurship shrinks opportunity for the young.
It's the stifling of Texas's spirit, and it's the career politicians who are the real joke.
The stifling of debate helps to silence Labour critics of Mr Blair's public-service reforms.
I cannot be the only retired teacher who despairs at the stifling of curriculum creativity.
Mascherano and Alonso took some credit for the stifling of the Dutchman.
The stifling of the region's economies both weakens Boko Haram's resource base and also deepens desperation.
He grew serious, but with a seriousness that seemed to be only the stifling of a smile.
Indeed, the rational case for the stifling of laughter until our global problems have been soberly addressed and sorted out seems unanswerable.
Her short life has become, fairly or not, a parable of the stifling of women's self-expression by a chauvinist literary establishment in the years before feminism.
The Greece coach Otto Rehhagel has perfected the stifling of opponents, but their football was nothing like as dreary in Estadio da Luz as it had been previously.
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